A few days back an exploit was discovered allowing anyone to download the Call of Duty 4 beta as long as they could get someone who was already in the beta to recover their Gamertag on a different console. Well, that exploit has since been fixed and is ineffective for getting beta access, but those who used it aren't walking away free and clear.Xbox-Scene is reporting that their internal Microsoft source has confirmed with them that over 23,000 consoles have downloaded the the CoD 4 beta via the exploit and that Microsoft is punishing those users. Supposedly, anyone who used this exploit will be banned from Xbox Live for a 24 hour period due to violating the terms of service agreement. In effect, the Live ban is more of a slap on the metaphorical wrist than a full scale Xbox Live ban.
We have yet to hear from or confirm these 24 hour Xbox Live lockouts, because we don't know of anyone who got in the CoD 4 beta via the Gamertag recovery exploit. But if these mini-bans turn out to be true, then we're sure the complaints will roll in soon enough.
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9-06-2007 @ 11:35AM
TRUTH said...
HAHAHAHA Suckers!!! They Deserve it!!!
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9-06-2007 @ 11:36AM
Maxi said...
My Xbox Live won't connect so I'm guessing I'm one of these :P
I got a code aswell but I gave it to a friend as he was confused by the exploit...
Damn me and my generosity!
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9-06-2007 @ 11:41AM
Iliad Force said...
What about the problem of non-U.S. players introducing unhappy latency into the game? I just played with some jagbag in Japan. The lag made the match almost unplayable.
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9-06-2007 @ 11:44AM
xenocidic said...
LOL, malcom's mom will discipline them
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9-06-2007 @ 11:48AM
Eddie said...
damn shame that this turned out to be lies.
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9-06-2007 @ 11:52AM
Morgon said...
24 hours is a little silly, but thank god Microsoft actually pays attention to this Account Recovery activity, and that a developer has stepped up to take measures preventing this type of thing.
I only hope that as time goes on, Microsoft will widen their investigation to include those who use it in other inappropriate ways.
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9-06-2007 @ 11:53AM
bigd7387 said...
I think it serves people right. I mean COD4 developers have been pretty fair letting anyone who signed up to get in and for people to violate something like this is stupid and they get what the deserve. Hell ban them for life.
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9-06-2007 @ 11:56AM
Jon said...
Fair play in my opinion.
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9-06-2007 @ 11:58AM
HueHue said...
I still want to know if these douchebags will be able to connect to the beta after the 24 hour ban has been lifted.
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9-06-2007 @ 12:06PM
LJKelley said...
Well deserved punishment. Bravo MS :)
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9-06-2007 @ 12:06PM
xImmortal007x said...
Well shit, I'm screwed. I recovered someones account to get into the beta. After all that bullcrap, that was the initial beta process, I felt like it wasn't a big deal. Hell, I work 3rd shift and I stayed up until 3 pm that day, just to get screwed over by them not knowing what they were doing. I did sign up during the "IF YOU SIGN UP NOW YOU'RE SURE TO GET A TOKEN" period, but hell, I still didn't get that code till about 2 days ago. So all in all, if I get banned for a day, I'll be pissed, as I did nothing wrong. The content I recovered was free downloadable content. I pay 50 bucks a year for access of xbox live and their servers. I did nothing wrong.
xImmortal007x!
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9-06-2007 @ 12:08PM
Milly said...
24 hr ban from xlive is gay. They should be banned from the beta.
I also concur with the foreigners playing in the beta. Some matches it seems like it's 90% frogs. What's up with that?
Canadians and UK are good in my book though.
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9-06-2007 @ 12:29PM
E8 Foe said...
Question:
I was going to bring my hard drive over to my buddy's place, just to show him the game, as he didn't get into the beta. Will that get either of us the boot?
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9-06-2007 @ 12:33PM
KC said...
Why would they ban them for extended periods of time and take the chance of those people not buying their game?
By doing it this way, it makes them look good for taking a stand. At the same time, it doesn't piss off the people who get banned too much and they will still buy the game.
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9-06-2007 @ 12:35PM
qweewqaz said...
yeah and perm ban for eplsion wtf? :D
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9-06-2007 @ 12:44PM
Frank said...
E8 Foe:
Do yourself a favor and not take any chances... I'd just bring the whole console over.
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9-06-2007 @ 12:47PM
E8 Foe said...
Wow, how annoying. Wish I didn't have to worry about it, but thanks for the PROTIP, Frank. Unless I get any more official word, I think I will just do exactly that.
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9-06-2007 @ 12:49PM
SliceGaming.com said...
HAHA, The Beta is awsome though, I'm from the UK and I got it by signing up to the site :S
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9-06-2007 @ 12:51PM
Douggy said...
There is such a thing a french Canadians you know...
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9-06-2007 @ 12:51PM
James McPhail said...
To be honest people whining about being banned when they used an exploit to get into a beta is pretty pathetic.
I really don't get the sense of entitlement some people have when it comes to playing a beta. You are getting to play a game before it is released for free. The developers don't need to be as open with betas as they are. If you aren't paying for it you aren't entitled to complain in my opinion.
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